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Wood wasp - Urocerus flavicornis - female
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Wood wasp - Urocerus flavicornis - Female
Chitina, Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska, USA
Size: about 1.5 inches
landed on leg of river guide, midday long enough for photos. Appears to be Urocerus flavicornis, but unclear about species name, as other notation suggests Urocerus gigas flavicornis. Unclear what the significance of "gigas" in one naming form. Hoping for confirmation. thanks!

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Wood wasp - Urocerus flavicornis - female Wood wasp - Urocerus flavicornis - female Wood wasp - Urocerus flavicornis - female
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Contributed by bdedo on 21 July, 2018 - 3:14pm

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Moved from ID Request.

Evidently it was once considered a subspecies of U. gigas, but is now considered a species in its own right.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 July, 2018 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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